This was a good match between me and Junior.
KD24 team:
Junior team:
KD24 writing is in BLUE
Junior writing is in RED
Rules:
Ladder Match
Sleep Clause
Freeze Clause
OHKO Clause
Evasion Clause
Species Clause
Strict Damage Clause
kd24 sent out Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
junior sent out Nidoqueen (lvl 100 Nidoqueen ?).
junior: damn
xSpectate has entered the room.
Crobat used Taunt.
Nidoqueen fell for the taunt!
Nidoqueen used Stone Edge.
Nidoqueen's attack missed!
Nidoqueen leads are usually Stealth Rock / Toxic Spikers so I Taunt, hoping to catch Junior and not allow any sort of spikes to come on the field. To my surprise, I was confronted with a Stone Edge that luckily missed and gave me a free chance to U-Turn. Under the assumption that Nidoqueen will simply Stone Edge again and assuming that he is also running Earthquake, I figure my safest switch would be Claydol who could give me a free Stealth Rock.
"Damn" was my reaction, upon seeing my opponent being KD24, but then I spot something else that would give me trouble - Crobat Lead. Obviously, Crobat won't be attacking something as bulky as Nidoqueen any time soon, especially in addition with the risk of getting Stealth Rock up. Taunt was definitely coming, so I opted for Stone Edge to deal enough damage as possible and see where we go from there.
kd24: dont worry
kd24: i suck
junior: damn
Crobat used U-turn.
It's not very effective...
Nidoqueen lost 5% of its health.
kd24 switched in Claydol (lvl 100 Claydol).
Nidoqueen used Stone Edge.
It's not very effective...
Claydol lost 7% of its health.
Nidoqueen's leftovers restored its health a little!
Nidoqueen restored 5% of its health.
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol restored 6% of its health.
Everything went the way I had hoped so far but I decide to jump the gun and just straight out Earth Power. I may hopefully catch something on the switch with a decent hit and damage one of his main sweepers. Deciding to forgo Stealth Rock is risky play but I figured I would need to pull out all the stops to win this match.
I knew a U-Turn was coming, but what was coming? I went for the conservative option to Stone Edge and it was met by a Claydol. Looking over my party of Pokemon, I decided bringing out (Sashed) Yanmega as I predicted a Stealth Rock. It, not only allows Yanmega to be used to its full potential, but also allows me to threaten Claydol.
junior switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Claydol used Earth Power.
It doesn't affect Yanmega...
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol restored 1% of its health.
Well I met something, only problem is it was immune to Ground and could easily kill Claydol. Stealth Rock will not be layed up now but I have bigger issues to deal with. Yanmega is awesome but I dont use a Steel-type or Chansey to beat it which means Specs Yanmega completely rips apart my team. My best bet is only Miltotic who can barely survive Specs Yanmega Bug Buzz.
Now this was a rather lucky move. Had he chosen to Ice Beam, Yanmega would have lossed its sash. I'm in a favourable situation with the ability to 2HKO Claydol at worst. Claydol was definitely not staying in with the common Specs Yanmega running around, but I decided to be conservative again, and to hit the incoming Pokemon as hard as possible.
Lady bug has entered the room.
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
Milotic lost 35% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's Speed Boost raised its speed!
Luckily, this isn't Choice Specs Yanmega. Yanmega has absolutely no chance of winning this match up so I decide on Surf for a big hit on the potential switch in.
35% to Milotic surprised me. I was expecting Yanmega to hit harder, with a STAB boost and arguably high Special Attack.
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
Milotic lost 35% of its health.
Milotic used Surf.
Yanmega lost 60% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's Speed Boost raised its speed!
Does he not realize how much trouble he is in if he loses Yanmega? I am getting pretty low on health now so I decide to Recover as he switches and then play from there.
I predicted a Recover here for some reason, so I clicked on Bug Buzz just to give KD24 a harder time but only to be met with a rather weak Surf.
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
Milotic lost 38% of its health.
Milotic used Recover.
Milotic restored 50% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's Speed Boost raised its speed!
Ok, this is freaky. He is obviously planning to just sacrifice Yanmega at this point, so I can just Recover again to make sure that after I kill Yanmega, I am at the best situation possible.
KD24 has absolutely has no option but to Recover this early ingame. I decided to keep the pressure on for another turn and Bug Buzzed, bringing Milotic to a mere 5%. Now, KD24 will likely expect me to stay in and keep up the barrage of attacks and will therefore take this opportunity to get some health up. Hence...
junior switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Milotic used Recover.
Milotic restored 39% of its health.
Give Junior credit, he absolutely lured me into thinking he was set forward on sacrificing Yanmega that I gave him an absolutely free switch into the one Pokemon that just completely shits on Milotic. Unfortunately, my only switch-in is Crobat because I don't want to bring in Yanmega on something that is likely going to Substitute (ruins my surprise and he could be packing Hidden Power Rock).
I managed to bring in Shaymin in untouched. I figure I need to keep it as healthy as possible in order to beat his bulky Milotic.
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Like I expected, he used Substitute and to kill Crobat, Leech Seed / Sub is pretty common. To just break this before it even gets going, I pick U-Turn to knock out Shaymin's Substitute while giving me Shaymin a free switch-in.
Taking the previous advantageous situation into my benefit, I successfully set up a Substitute. Since Shaymin lacks ways to hit Crobat for a decent damage, I am expecting for him to either a) Taunt to stop a Leech Seed, or b) U-Turn to scout out my moveset, or c) Brave Bird OR U-Turn to break the sub and hopefully force me out. U-Turn can be used for two purposes so...
Crobat used U-turn.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
kd24 switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
He is really just making life difficult for me isn't he? This was actually a really good move because he could see if I Brave Bird or U-Turned and keep his Substitute intact. I was forced to pick a new member before I saw his move so I did indeed choose Shaymin in hopes of picking up the Leech Seed. That didn't work out as well as I had hoped.
Ok, so I predicted correctly and substituted while he carried out his U-Turn. I was rather curious as to why he brought out his own Shaymin as they can barely do anything to each other, unless it is a Life Orb varient which could be a pain.
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Shaymin used Air Slash.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
I decide to set up my Substitute Shaymin to test the waters and see what exactly am I up against, Growth Shaymin, SD Shaymin, or just standard SubSeed. With Air Slash striking down on my Substitute, I think it may be Growth Shaymin although it could still be an odd version of Subseed. I decide to switch back to Crobat to figure it out once and for all.
I Air Slashed to deal whatever damage I can before being forced to switch out. After hitting its a fellow Substitute, I decided it was a SubSeed varient, which has nothing on my own Shaymin. However, I don't really have an advanatage here either, so I continued with the spams of Air Slash to keep KD on his toe.
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
Shaymin used Air Slash.
Crobat lost 23% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Crobat is absolutely the best counter to Shaymin and takes a measly 23% from Air Slash. Since it seems like I might try to U-Turn again, I take the time to Taunt to stop his Substitute attempt as well as any "Stat-up" attempts he might take.
Crobat is a true counter to this Shaymin set. Running Taunt with two Super-Effective moves, and taking a pitiful 23% from Air Slash puts me in a terrible situation. I'm assuming that it runs Roost and it won't be U-Turning after what happened during the last face off. This makes Leech Seeding the best choice.
Crobat used Taunt.
Shaymin fell for the taunt!
Shaymin used Leech Seed.
Shaymin can't use Leech Seed after the taunt!
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
I run into Leech Seed which finally reveals the full set. I am a bit surprised to find it was indeed Leech Seed but that just means he is absolutely shut down by Crobat. Shaymin still has that darn Substitute intact so I have to break it with U-Turn.
Oh dear, now I'm completely shut down. The best bet now is to just let the Substitute take the hit to scout out its moves, while striking a weak blow.
Crobat used U-turn.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Shaymin used Air Slash.
Milotic lost 17% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
With Taunt still in effect and no Stealth Rock on the field, Crobat is about to come in relatively unharmed in the face of a Seed Flare.
Milotic takes Air Slash like its nothing, but I'm confused as to why he sent out Milotic of all Pokemon. Hastily, I took this chance to wear down Milotic as it is an absolute bitch to this team.
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
Shaymin used Seed Flare.
Shaymin's attack missed!
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
That miss really didn't matter at all, as Seed Flare would have most likely done a whopping 14% I think. Shaymin has been a thorn in my side now for this entire game and I decide no more fooling around; Brave Bird is gonna kill it or at least smack something hard.
Looking back, I should've known KD24 wouldn't let a vital Pokemon faint but it doesn't really matter as Air Slash is still too weak to dent Crobat.
junior switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Crobat used Brave Bird.
It's super effective!
Yanmega lost 40% of its health.
junior's Yanmega fainted.
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 11% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
6-5 KD24
Junior's move here shows me two things; One, he is ready to sacrifice Yanmega, and two, he does not have a Crobat switch-in. With this knowledge, I try to keep Crobat alive as long as possible.
First blood drawn and KD is at an advantage with 6 Pokemon. Sadly, Yanmega wasn't supposed to be a sacrifice. I was attempting a risky offensive switch, that failed miserably I should add, as U-Turn would have done an insignificant 20%~
junior switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Crobat used U-turn.
Milotic lost 19% of its health.
kd24 switched in Hariyama (lvl 100 Hariyama ?).
Milotic used Ice Beam.
Hariyama lost 20% of its health.
Milotic lost 10% of its health.
Hariyama's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hariyama restored 6% of its health.
And with Milotic, I can't do that. I U-Turn out to Hariyama who takes very little damage from Life Orb Ice Beam. I am using Sub Punch Hariyama who works extremely well lategame when their walls have been somewhat weakened. Fearing Life Orb Surf and knowing Milotic has a pitifully low Speed stat, I switch back to Shaymin to take the Surf and hopefully get set up to do some damage.
We both know Crobat won't be staying in on Suicune, and so I Ice Beamed for another conservative attack - I usually don't play this conservatively. With the low damage delt and the fact that Hariyama isn't holding a Flame Orb or Toxic Orb, I concluded that Thick Fat saved him from a devastating blow. Surf will do a lot of damage so here goes nothing...
junior: hmmm
kd24 switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Milotic used Surf.
It's not very effective...
Shaymin lost 26% of its health.
Milotic lost 10% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin takes the Surf with a decent ammount of health left and I predict a switch, therefore I sub.
Shaymin is a likely a SubSeeder, as evident with Substitute earlier in the game. I might risk losing Milotic, but I know KD24 will likely try to set up a Substitute in order to annoy me.
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
He is just trying to throw me off again, or at least I think. I can just Substitute again to deal with his switch-in.
Yup, correct. Now, most players I know will just attack the this similar situation occurs. I very well know that KD24 is rather experienced in this game, and will likely think I will switch.
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
But he uses Ice Beam again ... hey isn't this familiar? This is exactly like when he drew me in earlier with the Milotic / Yanmega -> Shaymin exchange. But now it should have a happy ending right (well depending on who you are rooting for)?
Yup, correct again! Shaymin is running low on health now, so he won't risk another Substitute being broken. Seed Flare is coming, so Honchrow seems like the best choice with its resistance to Grass and ability to threaten with Drill Peck.
MetaNite has entered the room.
junior switched in Honchkrow (lvl 100 Honchkrow ?).
Shaymin used Seed Flare.
It's not very effective...
Honchkrow lost 37% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Yeah ... or not. I was completely fooled again (I should have just used Leech Seed or Hidden Power Rock assuming it would be a switch-in that resists Seed Flare), but now he has a Honchkrow who could be running any possible set against my low on health Shaymin. Sucker Punch would be the obvious move here so I Substitute, hoping to get one free attack in.
I note that Shaymin still has enough health to keep the Substitute coming and I don't think he wants to risk an obvious Sucker Punch coming in for the KO. Drill Peck hits all of his revealed Pokemon for at least neutral damage, and I pray he doesn't Seed Flare again..
kd24: ugh lol
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Honchkrow used Drill Peck.
It's super effective!
A critical hit!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Spot on prediction here by Junior, he Drill Pecks which breaks my sub, reveals nothing about his item / set, and leaves me at around 10% health. Hoping it is Choice Band, I use HP Rock, in hopes of denting or even KOing the nasty bird.
The last turn went smoothly and accordingly to the plan. Now there's that same dilemma again: attack with Drill Peck or Sucker Punch. Either way, he could Leech Seed which would be annoying with the lack of recovery move and Life Orb Recoil. However, with Drill Peck, I could switch out right afterwards, cancelling out Leech Seed's toll. Upon reflecting on the last few turns, KD has failed to set up his Shaymin. I didn't think he would try again, hence Sucker Punch!
Honchkrow used Sucker Punch.
Shaymin lost 11% of its health.
kd24's Shaymin fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
5-5
But yet again, he absolutely outpredicts me and KOs Shaymin. If there is truly momentum in Pokemon, Junior got all of it in his favor now and I have some true "Honchkrow" weakness showing. I decide to bring in Crobat though who can smack around Honckrow without dying to Drill Peck.
Excellent boy...
kd24: nice
junior: shaymin is annoyoing
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
junior: this is a good battle
junior: xD
junior switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Crobat used Brave Bird.
Milotic lost 48% of its health.
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 14% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Junior has underestimated the strength of Crobat here and the Life Orb on Milotic has slowly taken its wear. He can not survive another Brave Bird and must make a switch now be dead. Hoping I can just catch another big hit, I Brave Bird again.
OOF! I didn't expect Crobat to be this strong. I need Milotic, and have another Pokemon I should've sent out anyway.
junior: damn
OU Master has entered the room.
junior switched in Nidoqueen (lvl 100 Nidoqueen ?).
Crobat used Brave Bird.
Nidoqueen lost 27% of its health.
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 9% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Nidoqueen's leftovers restored its health a little!
Nidoqueen restored 6% of its health.
That pesky Nidoqueen is still alive! Nidoqueen has been waiting in reserve this whole time waiting for his moment and I do not want to leave the invaluable Crobat in there against a player who has the prediction momentum on his side. Claydol should be able to handle absolutely everything Nidoqueen has.
OK, so he has a good counter to a support Nidoqueen who can also spin. Instead of Crunching, I could just SR and lure out the spinner right? KD24 has shown that he needs his Crobat. If all goes according to plan, Milotic would be healthy enough to come in a few times...
kd24 switched in Claydol (lvl 100 Claydol).
Nidoqueen used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around the foe's team!
Nidoqueen's leftovers restored its health a little!
Nidoqueen restored 6% of its health.
He Stealth Rocks which will absolutely kill Yanmega and Crobat (the former who has remained hidden). My prioity is Rapid Spinning which would probably eliminate that Stealth Rock threat for good.
Hopefully he will Rapid Spin, and not attempt to KO Nidoqueen via Earth Power.
junior switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Claydol used Rapid Spin.
Claydol blew away the pointed stones!
Milotic lost 4% of its health.
However, upon doing so, I run into Milotic who finally can outspeed someone on my team and Recover. Life Orb Milotic is pretty good in UU and I have been very impressed with how good Junior is at controlling the UU enviroment so far. With Milotic so close to death, Recover is a given and I take the time to bring in the big kahuna, the bug I was saving until this moment arrived: Yanmega
All goes according to plan. Although Surf or Ice Beam is rather favourable here, I can only attack once, regardless of the Rapid Spin. I carry out the plan and Recover some health, eagerly waiting to see what KD has installed for me.
junior: thanks
junior: i knew you would spin yhjrm
junior: them
junior: xD
kd24 switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Milotic used Recover.
Milotic restored 50% of its health.
With 100% health and a Choice Specs Tinted Lens Bug Buzz, Yanmega is ready to strike havoc, which is exactly what I am going to be doing.
Excuse my typo... it was rather hard to type on my side.
It seems that KD and I both had our plans, but his turns out more favourable. Good job, KD. With Yanmega out, I'm in a terrible position once again. The best I can do at this point is to scout, as nothing likes a Specs Yanmega's Bug Buzz.
kd24: thank you for returning the favor and not attacking
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
Milotic lost 58% of its health.
Milotic used Recover.
Milotic restored 50% of its health.
Bug Buzz is now a KO on Milotic so I assume he will switch out. However, no matter his switch, Bug Buzz should hit it heavy enough that he will be forced to eventually sacrifice.
Damn, I wasn't even aware Yanmega could do that much. Milotic is now in KO range, and I like it too much to give up on it. I have no counter to Specs Yanmega, so I decided to give up on Nidoqueen, which has thus far been the most useless Pokemon.
junior switched in Nidoqueen (lvl 100 Nidoqueen ?).
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
It's not very effective...
Nidoqueen lost 77% of its health.
Nidoqueen's leftovers restored its health a little!
Nidoqueen restored 6% of its health.
Bug Buzz takes off a whopping 80% from Nidoqueen and Junior is probably realizing just how much trouble he is now in. Yanmega has still worked to perfection so far and there is no reason to switch out and try something else so I continue my Bug Buzz onslaught.
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
It's not very effective...
Nidoqueen lost 14% of its health.
junior's Nidoqueen fainted.
5-4 KD24
He does indeed sacrifice and I am ready to see his true Yanmega counter.
Ok, with Nidoqueen down, I take this opportunity to threaten Yanmega while coming in unscathered.
junior switched in Mismagius (lvl 100 Mismagius ?).
Mismagius used Shadow Ball.
Yanmega lost 56% of its health.
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
It's not very effective...
Mismagius lost 78% of its health.
Mismagius's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mismagius restored 6% of its health.
Mismagius is actually a decent counter to Yanmega and unfortunately, I have no hope of winning this affair. Bug Buzz didn't OHKO and he did not use Subsitute either. Not wanting to lose my Yanmega, I switch to Claydol who is dead weight now.
Here I was hoping for a switch to Claydol, which I could easily set up on. Bug Buzz takes a huge toll. Now, I didn't think he was prepared to let me get a Substitute up, so I ordered Mismagius to Show Ball, taking Yanmega out for good.
junior: damn
junior: no switch
kd24 switched in Claydol (lvl 100 Claydol).
Mismagius used Shadow Ball.
It's super effective!
Claydol lost 59% of its health.
Mismagius's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mismagius restored 6% of its health.
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol restored 6% of its health.
This was a really stupid move actually. I could have simply switched right to Crobat and not wasted any of Claydol's health. Oh well, Substitute is sure to be coming and I can now switch freely to Crobat.
The Shadow Ball was met, surprisingly, by Claydol. Commonly, Claydols carry Ice Beam, but I didn't think KD24 was ready to sacrifice Claydol yet, so Substitute seemed sensible.
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
Mismagius used Substitute.
Mismagius lost 25% of its health.
Mismagius made a substitute!
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Mismagius's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mismagius restored 6% of its health.
Brave Bird is my absolute priority here, Mismagius is going to be a thorn in my side just like Shaymin if it stays around too long. Hoping Junior sacrifices Mismagius and doesn't have a Steel-type he has been saving until the end, I Brave Bird for the Substitute break and eventually for a KO.
I have dreaded this thing all match, but luckily I'm hehind a Substitue. My Mismagius carries Hidden Power Fight, so the only thing left to do is Shadow Ball and prey for a decent damage.
Crobat used Brave Bird.
The substitute took damage for Mismagius!
Mismagius's substitute faded!
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 6% of its health.
Mismagius used Shadow Ball.
Crobat lost 40% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Mismagius's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mismagius restored 6% of its health.
My plan has worked so far and I have plenty of life to spare.
"lol" 40%. I need to get out if I have any few chances left to beat his Yanmega.
junior switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Crobat used Brave Bird.
Milotic lost 52% of its health.
junior's Milotic fainted.
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 15% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
5-3 KD24
Junior doesn't play along with my strategy however and Milotic comes back in and takes the KO. This tells me two things: 1.) Junior has a plan for Honchkrow to sweep me with if he wants Mismagius alive and 2.) Junior probably has something he has been biding his time for to get a sacrifice. This could be bad.
After a quick evaluation, Milotic was the sacrifice as Shaymin is needed for Milotic, Mismagius is needed for Yanmega, and Honchrow is needed for both Crobat and Hariyama. Claydol is now just dead weight for him.
junior switched in Honchkrow (lvl 100 Honchkrow ?).
kd24: i didnt get stealth rock up did i
Crobat used Roost.
Crobat restored 50% of its health.
Honchkrow used Night Slash.
A critical hit!
Crobat lost 86% of its health.
kd24's Crobat fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
4-3 KD24
Hi Cyrus, you weak son of a ... oh wow. Predicting Sucker Punch because of my low health, I roost, knowing he can't OHKO without a crit ... which he summimarily hits. Big props to Junior here, he expected my Roost and attacked appropiately.
Lucky crit, hEH!
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
junior: oof
junior switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
Shaymin lost 42% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
I bring back in my Milotic and amd confronted with that damn Shaymin again. With Shaymin and Mismagius both huge pricks right now and both within range for a Yanmega OHKO, I bring back Yanmega to Bug Buzz and hopefully eliminate one of them.
Now with Crobat gone, things have been made more easy. I have the almost perfect check for Milotic, which I have decided to not sacrifice, xD. Shaymin takes a rather heavy toll though, coming into an Ice Beam. It wasn't enough to bring it into a KO range, and there was no way that he would be staying in.
kd24 switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Shaymin used Leech Seed.
Yanmega was seeded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's health was sapped by leech seed!
Yanmega lost 12% of its health.
Shaymin regained health!
Shaymin restored 11% of its health.
Shaymin uses Leech Seed which is not affecting me in the slightest. My only priority is to kill something.
I should have honestly seen this coming and Air Slashed or switched directly to Mismagius but what's done is done. I still canno sacrifice Shaymin, and Honchrow is very well needed. Mismagius it is...
junior switched in Mismagius (lvl 100 Mismagius ?).
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
It's not very effective...
Mismagius lost 22% of its health.
junior's Mismagius fainted.
4-2 KD24
Mismagius comes in to take the fall? Apparently, Honchkrow may be a bigger part of his offense than I originally percieved. I expect Honchkrow to come in now and Sucker Punch.
Ok with that gone, Honchrow is clear to take charge of the show... for a while at least. Stupid Milotic, someone kill it for me...
junior switched in Honchkrow (lvl 100 Honchkrow ?).
kd24 switched in Claydol (lvl 100 Claydol).
Honchkrow used Sucker Punch.
But it failed!
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol restored 6% of its health.
Claydol is still useless (mudboy), and is just going to be used as suicide bait for Life Orb damage to slowly wear down Honchkrow.
Turn wasted but it didn't really matter as Claydol was a sacrifice.
Honchkrow used Night Slash.
It's super effective!
Claydol lost 53% of its health.
kd24's Claydol fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
3-2 KD24
I bring back my Milotic who can Ice Beam his Honchkrow to hell and also hit Shaymin on the switch-in. I don't really know what to expect at this point, all I know is that this match has been phenomenal so far.
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
junior switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
Shaymin lost 40% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 5% of its health.
Ice Beam nails Shaymin and now it is do or die for me. Shaymin has Air Slash and Substitute it can use, both of which will pretty much lose me the game should Yanmega switch back in (And he will most likely outspeed and KO with Air Slash anyway). I hope that Milotic can be ballsy enough to withstand the hit and win me the game...
Ugh, both of my remaining Pokemon loses to Ice Beam and now Shaymin is on low health. I cannot Substitute, and Leech Seed will be a one way ticket to hell. I jsut hope Seed Flare can KO.
Shaymin used Seed Flare.
It's super effective!
This could be game-changing...
Is this suspense killing you?
Milotic lost 79% of its health.
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
Shaymin lost 40% of its health.
junior's Shaymin fainted.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
3-1 KD24
I did it! Milotic just KOed Shaymin and now the threat is over ... oh ... what do you mean the game isn't over?
Ok, why is everything weaker than I expect? However, I'm not on a disadvantage just yet. Honchrow has enough HP to attack 4 times, where 3 is sufficient to win as everything is weakened drastically.
junior switched in Honchkrow (lvl 100 Honchkrow ?).
kd24 switched in Hariyama (lvl 100 Hariyama ?).
Honchkrow used Night Slash.
It's not very effective...
Hariyama lost 20% of its health.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
Hariyama's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hariyama restored 6% of its health.
Honchkrow is still alive doh! My only way to win now is to wear itself out with Life Orb damage. Hariyama helps with this task early and now I must hope that I can win out x=
Oh... I thought I lost at this point. Only being able to attack three more times before fainting. The stupid thing on my part was that I could've Drill Pecked everything for a KO.
junior: damn
junior: gg
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Honchkrow used Drill Peck.
Milotic lost 27% of its health.
kd24's Milotic fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
2-1 KD24
Milotic is used as a sacrifice ... wait, I still have two switch-ins and he only has 13% left (or I think, i'll be honest, I kind of forget. All I know is it was less than 20%). This means that if I can get him to use the wrong move on Hariyama I can win?
After this turn, I realise that it is a tied match. Great game, KD24.
kd24 switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
kd24 switched in Hariyama (lvl 100 Hariyama ?).
Honchkrow used Sucker Punch.
But it failed!
Hariyama's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hariyama restored 6% of its health.
Sucker Punch doesn't recoil ... hmm, probably should have prepared for that in my strategy.
???? GONNA DRILL PECK.
Honchkrow used Drill Peck.
It's super effective!
Hariyama lost 78% of its health.
kd24's Hariyama fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
1-1
With no switch-ins left to take the Drill Peck, Hariyama must die. The bitter irony is that the Choice Specs that made my Yanmega break through his team are now the downfall of mine.
Oh ... and this:
It is worth noting that had I used Stealth Rock on the third turn of the game, I may have actually won. Moral? Stealth Rock is key to victory!
kd24 switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
kd24: gg lol
MetaNite: wow.
junior: tie
junior: :x
kd24: yeah
Honchkrow used Sucker Punch.
Yanmega lost 32% of its health.
kd24's Yanmega fainted.
junior wins!
junior: nice game
kd24: nice match
junior: indeed
0-1 Junior
I think junior won this fabulous match but he insisted on calling a tie here as Life Orb damage would have knocked him out after the Sucker Punch. Truly one of the best matches I have played in DPP UU and truly a classy opponent turned this into one of the funnest times I have had on Shoddy.
After this match, I can honestly say I was all Pokemon'd out. KD24 proved to be a notable opponent and forced me multiple times to predict correctly or lose. This was one of the best matches I've played on the Shoddy ladder in quite some time, I admit.
KD24 Props:
Everyone did something helpful (except claydol)
Stealth Rock proved itself to me
Junior is awesome
KD24 Slops:
None really although I did have a few sloppy turns
Junior Props:
Honchrow for saving me towards the end
Shaymin to keep Milotic in check
KD24 for a great match
JIMBO
Junior Slops:
CROBAT
KD24 team:
Junior team:
KD24 writing is in BLUE
Junior writing is in RED
Rules:
Ladder Match
Sleep Clause
Freeze Clause
OHKO Clause
Evasion Clause
Species Clause
Strict Damage Clause
kd24 sent out Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
junior sent out Nidoqueen (lvl 100 Nidoqueen ?).
junior: damn
xSpectate has entered the room.
Crobat used Taunt.
Nidoqueen fell for the taunt!
Nidoqueen used Stone Edge.
Nidoqueen's attack missed!
Nidoqueen leads are usually Stealth Rock / Toxic Spikers so I Taunt, hoping to catch Junior and not allow any sort of spikes to come on the field. To my surprise, I was confronted with a Stone Edge that luckily missed and gave me a free chance to U-Turn. Under the assumption that Nidoqueen will simply Stone Edge again and assuming that he is also running Earthquake, I figure my safest switch would be Claydol who could give me a free Stealth Rock.
"Damn" was my reaction, upon seeing my opponent being KD24, but then I spot something else that would give me trouble - Crobat Lead. Obviously, Crobat won't be attacking something as bulky as Nidoqueen any time soon, especially in addition with the risk of getting Stealth Rock up. Taunt was definitely coming, so I opted for Stone Edge to deal enough damage as possible and see where we go from there.
kd24: dont worry
kd24: i suck
junior: damn
Crobat used U-turn.
It's not very effective...
Nidoqueen lost 5% of its health.
kd24 switched in Claydol (lvl 100 Claydol).
Nidoqueen used Stone Edge.
It's not very effective...
Claydol lost 7% of its health.
Nidoqueen's leftovers restored its health a little!
Nidoqueen restored 5% of its health.
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol restored 6% of its health.
Everything went the way I had hoped so far but I decide to jump the gun and just straight out Earth Power. I may hopefully catch something on the switch with a decent hit and damage one of his main sweepers. Deciding to forgo Stealth Rock is risky play but I figured I would need to pull out all the stops to win this match.
I knew a U-Turn was coming, but what was coming? I went for the conservative option to Stone Edge and it was met by a Claydol. Looking over my party of Pokemon, I decided bringing out (Sashed) Yanmega as I predicted a Stealth Rock. It, not only allows Yanmega to be used to its full potential, but also allows me to threaten Claydol.
junior switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Claydol used Earth Power.
It doesn't affect Yanmega...
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol restored 1% of its health.
Well I met something, only problem is it was immune to Ground and could easily kill Claydol. Stealth Rock will not be layed up now but I have bigger issues to deal with. Yanmega is awesome but I dont use a Steel-type or Chansey to beat it which means Specs Yanmega completely rips apart my team. My best bet is only Miltotic who can barely survive Specs Yanmega Bug Buzz.
Now this was a rather lucky move. Had he chosen to Ice Beam, Yanmega would have lossed its sash. I'm in a favourable situation with the ability to 2HKO Claydol at worst. Claydol was definitely not staying in with the common Specs Yanmega running around, but I decided to be conservative again, and to hit the incoming Pokemon as hard as possible.
Lady bug has entered the room.
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
Milotic lost 35% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's Speed Boost raised its speed!
Luckily, this isn't Choice Specs Yanmega. Yanmega has absolutely no chance of winning this match up so I decide on Surf for a big hit on the potential switch in.
35% to Milotic surprised me. I was expecting Yanmega to hit harder, with a STAB boost and arguably high Special Attack.
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
Milotic lost 35% of its health.
Milotic used Surf.
Yanmega lost 60% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's Speed Boost raised its speed!
Does he not realize how much trouble he is in if he loses Yanmega? I am getting pretty low on health now so I decide to Recover as he switches and then play from there.
I predicted a Recover here for some reason, so I clicked on Bug Buzz just to give KD24 a harder time but only to be met with a rather weak Surf.
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
Milotic lost 38% of its health.
Milotic used Recover.
Milotic restored 50% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's Speed Boost raised its speed!
Ok, this is freaky. He is obviously planning to just sacrifice Yanmega at this point, so I can just Recover again to make sure that after I kill Yanmega, I am at the best situation possible.
KD24 has absolutely has no option but to Recover this early ingame. I decided to keep the pressure on for another turn and Bug Buzzed, bringing Milotic to a mere 5%. Now, KD24 will likely expect me to stay in and keep up the barrage of attacks and will therefore take this opportunity to get some health up. Hence...
junior switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Milotic used Recover.
Milotic restored 39% of its health.
Give Junior credit, he absolutely lured me into thinking he was set forward on sacrificing Yanmega that I gave him an absolutely free switch into the one Pokemon that just completely shits on Milotic. Unfortunately, my only switch-in is Crobat because I don't want to bring in Yanmega on something that is likely going to Substitute (ruins my surprise and he could be packing Hidden Power Rock).
I managed to bring in Shaymin in untouched. I figure I need to keep it as healthy as possible in order to beat his bulky Milotic.
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Like I expected, he used Substitute and to kill Crobat, Leech Seed / Sub is pretty common. To just break this before it even gets going, I pick U-Turn to knock out Shaymin's Substitute while giving me Shaymin a free switch-in.
Taking the previous advantageous situation into my benefit, I successfully set up a Substitute. Since Shaymin lacks ways to hit Crobat for a decent damage, I am expecting for him to either a) Taunt to stop a Leech Seed, or b) U-Turn to scout out my moveset, or c) Brave Bird OR U-Turn to break the sub and hopefully force me out. U-Turn can be used for two purposes so...
Crobat used U-turn.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
kd24 switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
He is really just making life difficult for me isn't he? This was actually a really good move because he could see if I Brave Bird or U-Turned and keep his Substitute intact. I was forced to pick a new member before I saw his move so I did indeed choose Shaymin in hopes of picking up the Leech Seed. That didn't work out as well as I had hoped.
Ok, so I predicted correctly and substituted while he carried out his U-Turn. I was rather curious as to why he brought out his own Shaymin as they can barely do anything to each other, unless it is a Life Orb varient which could be a pain.
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Shaymin used Air Slash.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
I decide to set up my Substitute Shaymin to test the waters and see what exactly am I up against, Growth Shaymin, SD Shaymin, or just standard SubSeed. With Air Slash striking down on my Substitute, I think it may be Growth Shaymin although it could still be an odd version of Subseed. I decide to switch back to Crobat to figure it out once and for all.
I Air Slashed to deal whatever damage I can before being forced to switch out. After hitting its a fellow Substitute, I decided it was a SubSeed varient, which has nothing on my own Shaymin. However, I don't really have an advanatage here either, so I continued with the spams of Air Slash to keep KD on his toe.
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
Shaymin used Air Slash.
Crobat lost 23% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Crobat is absolutely the best counter to Shaymin and takes a measly 23% from Air Slash. Since it seems like I might try to U-Turn again, I take the time to Taunt to stop his Substitute attempt as well as any "Stat-up" attempts he might take.
Crobat is a true counter to this Shaymin set. Running Taunt with two Super-Effective moves, and taking a pitiful 23% from Air Slash puts me in a terrible situation. I'm assuming that it runs Roost and it won't be U-Turning after what happened during the last face off. This makes Leech Seeding the best choice.
Crobat used Taunt.
Shaymin fell for the taunt!
Shaymin used Leech Seed.
Shaymin can't use Leech Seed after the taunt!
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
I run into Leech Seed which finally reveals the full set. I am a bit surprised to find it was indeed Leech Seed but that just means he is absolutely shut down by Crobat. Shaymin still has that darn Substitute intact so I have to break it with U-Turn.
Oh dear, now I'm completely shut down. The best bet now is to just let the Substitute take the hit to scout out its moves, while striking a weak blow.
Crobat used U-turn.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Shaymin used Air Slash.
Milotic lost 17% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
With Taunt still in effect and no Stealth Rock on the field, Crobat is about to come in relatively unharmed in the face of a Seed Flare.
Milotic takes Air Slash like its nothing, but I'm confused as to why he sent out Milotic of all Pokemon. Hastily, I took this chance to wear down Milotic as it is an absolute bitch to this team.
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
Shaymin used Seed Flare.
Shaymin's attack missed!
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
That miss really didn't matter at all, as Seed Flare would have most likely done a whopping 14% I think. Shaymin has been a thorn in my side now for this entire game and I decide no more fooling around; Brave Bird is gonna kill it or at least smack something hard.
Looking back, I should've known KD24 wouldn't let a vital Pokemon faint but it doesn't really matter as Air Slash is still too weak to dent Crobat.
junior switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Crobat used Brave Bird.
It's super effective!
Yanmega lost 40% of its health.
junior's Yanmega fainted.
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 11% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
6-5 KD24
Junior's move here shows me two things; One, he is ready to sacrifice Yanmega, and two, he does not have a Crobat switch-in. With this knowledge, I try to keep Crobat alive as long as possible.
First blood drawn and KD is at an advantage with 6 Pokemon. Sadly, Yanmega wasn't supposed to be a sacrifice. I was attempting a risky offensive switch, that failed miserably I should add, as U-Turn would have done an insignificant 20%~
junior switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Crobat used U-turn.
Milotic lost 19% of its health.
kd24 switched in Hariyama (lvl 100 Hariyama ?).
Milotic used Ice Beam.
Hariyama lost 20% of its health.
Milotic lost 10% of its health.
Hariyama's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hariyama restored 6% of its health.
And with Milotic, I can't do that. I U-Turn out to Hariyama who takes very little damage from Life Orb Ice Beam. I am using Sub Punch Hariyama who works extremely well lategame when their walls have been somewhat weakened. Fearing Life Orb Surf and knowing Milotic has a pitifully low Speed stat, I switch back to Shaymin to take the Surf and hopefully get set up to do some damage.
We both know Crobat won't be staying in on Suicune, and so I Ice Beamed for another conservative attack - I usually don't play this conservatively. With the low damage delt and the fact that Hariyama isn't holding a Flame Orb or Toxic Orb, I concluded that Thick Fat saved him from a devastating blow. Surf will do a lot of damage so here goes nothing...
junior: hmmm
kd24 switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Milotic used Surf.
It's not very effective...
Shaymin lost 26% of its health.
Milotic lost 10% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Shaymin takes the Surf with a decent ammount of health left and I predict a switch, therefore I sub.
Shaymin is a likely a SubSeeder, as evident with Substitute earlier in the game. I might risk losing Milotic, but I know KD24 will likely try to set up a Substitute in order to annoy me.
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
He is just trying to throw me off again, or at least I think. I can just Substitute again to deal with his switch-in.
Yup, correct. Now, most players I know will just attack the this similar situation occurs. I very well know that KD24 is rather experienced in this game, and will likely think I will switch.
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
But he uses Ice Beam again ... hey isn't this familiar? This is exactly like when he drew me in earlier with the Milotic / Yanmega -> Shaymin exchange. But now it should have a happy ending right (well depending on who you are rooting for)?
Yup, correct again! Shaymin is running low on health now, so he won't risk another Substitute being broken. Seed Flare is coming, so Honchrow seems like the best choice with its resistance to Grass and ability to threaten with Drill Peck.
MetaNite has entered the room.
junior switched in Honchkrow (lvl 100 Honchkrow ?).
Shaymin used Seed Flare.
It's not very effective...
Honchkrow lost 37% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Yeah ... or not. I was completely fooled again (I should have just used Leech Seed or Hidden Power Rock assuming it would be a switch-in that resists Seed Flare), but now he has a Honchkrow who could be running any possible set against my low on health Shaymin. Sucker Punch would be the obvious move here so I Substitute, hoping to get one free attack in.
I note that Shaymin still has enough health to keep the Substitute coming and I don't think he wants to risk an obvious Sucker Punch coming in for the KO. Drill Peck hits all of his revealed Pokemon for at least neutral damage, and I pray he doesn't Seed Flare again..
kd24: ugh lol
Shaymin used Substitute.
Shaymin lost 25% of its health.
Shaymin made a substitute!
Honchkrow used Drill Peck.
It's super effective!
A critical hit!
The substitute took damage for Shaymin!
Shaymin's substitute faded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Spot on prediction here by Junior, he Drill Pecks which breaks my sub, reveals nothing about his item / set, and leaves me at around 10% health. Hoping it is Choice Band, I use HP Rock, in hopes of denting or even KOing the nasty bird.
The last turn went smoothly and accordingly to the plan. Now there's that same dilemma again: attack with Drill Peck or Sucker Punch. Either way, he could Leech Seed which would be annoying with the lack of recovery move and Life Orb Recoil. However, with Drill Peck, I could switch out right afterwards, cancelling out Leech Seed's toll. Upon reflecting on the last few turns, KD has failed to set up his Shaymin. I didn't think he would try again, hence Sucker Punch!
Honchkrow used Sucker Punch.
Shaymin lost 11% of its health.
kd24's Shaymin fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
5-5
But yet again, he absolutely outpredicts me and KOs Shaymin. If there is truly momentum in Pokemon, Junior got all of it in his favor now and I have some true "Honchkrow" weakness showing. I decide to bring in Crobat though who can smack around Honckrow without dying to Drill Peck.
Excellent boy...
kd24: nice
junior: shaymin is annoyoing
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
junior: this is a good battle
junior: xD
junior switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Crobat used Brave Bird.
Milotic lost 48% of its health.
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 14% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Junior has underestimated the strength of Crobat here and the Life Orb on Milotic has slowly taken its wear. He can not survive another Brave Bird and must make a switch now be dead. Hoping I can just catch another big hit, I Brave Bird again.
OOF! I didn't expect Crobat to be this strong. I need Milotic, and have another Pokemon I should've sent out anyway.
junior: damn
OU Master has entered the room.
junior switched in Nidoqueen (lvl 100 Nidoqueen ?).
Crobat used Brave Bird.
Nidoqueen lost 27% of its health.
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 9% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Nidoqueen's leftovers restored its health a little!
Nidoqueen restored 6% of its health.
That pesky Nidoqueen is still alive! Nidoqueen has been waiting in reserve this whole time waiting for his moment and I do not want to leave the invaluable Crobat in there against a player who has the prediction momentum on his side. Claydol should be able to handle absolutely everything Nidoqueen has.
OK, so he has a good counter to a support Nidoqueen who can also spin. Instead of Crunching, I could just SR and lure out the spinner right? KD24 has shown that he needs his Crobat. If all goes according to plan, Milotic would be healthy enough to come in a few times...
kd24 switched in Claydol (lvl 100 Claydol).
Nidoqueen used Stealth Rock.
Pointed stones float in the air around the foe's team!
Nidoqueen's leftovers restored its health a little!
Nidoqueen restored 6% of its health.
He Stealth Rocks which will absolutely kill Yanmega and Crobat (the former who has remained hidden). My prioity is Rapid Spinning which would probably eliminate that Stealth Rock threat for good.
Hopefully he will Rapid Spin, and not attempt to KO Nidoqueen via Earth Power.
junior switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Claydol used Rapid Spin.
Claydol blew away the pointed stones!
Milotic lost 4% of its health.
However, upon doing so, I run into Milotic who finally can outspeed someone on my team and Recover. Life Orb Milotic is pretty good in UU and I have been very impressed with how good Junior is at controlling the UU enviroment so far. With Milotic so close to death, Recover is a given and I take the time to bring in the big kahuna, the bug I was saving until this moment arrived: Yanmega
All goes according to plan. Although Surf or Ice Beam is rather favourable here, I can only attack once, regardless of the Rapid Spin. I carry out the plan and Recover some health, eagerly waiting to see what KD has installed for me.
junior: thanks
junior: i knew you would spin yhjrm
junior: them
junior: xD
kd24 switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Milotic used Recover.
Milotic restored 50% of its health.
With 100% health and a Choice Specs Tinted Lens Bug Buzz, Yanmega is ready to strike havoc, which is exactly what I am going to be doing.
Excuse my typo... it was rather hard to type on my side.
It seems that KD and I both had our plans, but his turns out more favourable. Good job, KD. With Yanmega out, I'm in a terrible position once again. The best I can do at this point is to scout, as nothing likes a Specs Yanmega's Bug Buzz.
kd24: thank you for returning the favor and not attacking
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
Milotic lost 58% of its health.
Milotic used Recover.
Milotic restored 50% of its health.
Bug Buzz is now a KO on Milotic so I assume he will switch out. However, no matter his switch, Bug Buzz should hit it heavy enough that he will be forced to eventually sacrifice.
Damn, I wasn't even aware Yanmega could do that much. Milotic is now in KO range, and I like it too much to give up on it. I have no counter to Specs Yanmega, so I decided to give up on Nidoqueen, which has thus far been the most useless Pokemon.
junior switched in Nidoqueen (lvl 100 Nidoqueen ?).
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
It's not very effective...
Nidoqueen lost 77% of its health.
Nidoqueen's leftovers restored its health a little!
Nidoqueen restored 6% of its health.
Bug Buzz takes off a whopping 80% from Nidoqueen and Junior is probably realizing just how much trouble he is now in. Yanmega has still worked to perfection so far and there is no reason to switch out and try something else so I continue my Bug Buzz onslaught.
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
It's not very effective...
Nidoqueen lost 14% of its health.
junior's Nidoqueen fainted.
5-4 KD24
He does indeed sacrifice and I am ready to see his true Yanmega counter.
Ok, with Nidoqueen down, I take this opportunity to threaten Yanmega while coming in unscathered.
junior switched in Mismagius (lvl 100 Mismagius ?).
Mismagius used Shadow Ball.
Yanmega lost 56% of its health.
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
It's not very effective...
Mismagius lost 78% of its health.
Mismagius's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mismagius restored 6% of its health.
Mismagius is actually a decent counter to Yanmega and unfortunately, I have no hope of winning this affair. Bug Buzz didn't OHKO and he did not use Subsitute either. Not wanting to lose my Yanmega, I switch to Claydol who is dead weight now.
Here I was hoping for a switch to Claydol, which I could easily set up on. Bug Buzz takes a huge toll. Now, I didn't think he was prepared to let me get a Substitute up, so I ordered Mismagius to Show Ball, taking Yanmega out for good.
junior: damn
junior: no switch
kd24 switched in Claydol (lvl 100 Claydol).
Mismagius used Shadow Ball.
It's super effective!
Claydol lost 59% of its health.
Mismagius's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mismagius restored 6% of its health.
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol restored 6% of its health.
This was a really stupid move actually. I could have simply switched right to Crobat and not wasted any of Claydol's health. Oh well, Substitute is sure to be coming and I can now switch freely to Crobat.
The Shadow Ball was met, surprisingly, by Claydol. Commonly, Claydols carry Ice Beam, but I didn't think KD24 was ready to sacrifice Claydol yet, so Substitute seemed sensible.
kd24 switched in Crobat (lvl 100 Crobat ?).
Mismagius used Substitute.
Mismagius lost 25% of its health.
Mismagius made a substitute!
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Mismagius's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mismagius restored 6% of its health.
Brave Bird is my absolute priority here, Mismagius is going to be a thorn in my side just like Shaymin if it stays around too long. Hoping Junior sacrifices Mismagius and doesn't have a Steel-type he has been saving until the end, I Brave Bird for the Substitute break and eventually for a KO.
I have dreaded this thing all match, but luckily I'm hehind a Substitue. My Mismagius carries Hidden Power Fight, so the only thing left to do is Shadow Ball and prey for a decent damage.
Crobat used Brave Bird.
The substitute took damage for Mismagius!
Mismagius's substitute faded!
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 6% of its health.
Mismagius used Shadow Ball.
Crobat lost 40% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
Mismagius's leftovers restored its health a little!
Mismagius restored 6% of its health.
My plan has worked so far and I have plenty of life to spare.
"lol" 40%. I need to get out if I have any few chances left to beat his Yanmega.
junior switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Crobat used Brave Bird.
Milotic lost 52% of its health.
junior's Milotic fainted.
Crobat was hit by recoil!
Crobat lost 15% of its health.
Crobat's leftovers restored its health a little!
Crobat restored 6% of its health.
5-3 KD24
Junior doesn't play along with my strategy however and Milotic comes back in and takes the KO. This tells me two things: 1.) Junior has a plan for Honchkrow to sweep me with if he wants Mismagius alive and 2.) Junior probably has something he has been biding his time for to get a sacrifice. This could be bad.
After a quick evaluation, Milotic was the sacrifice as Shaymin is needed for Milotic, Mismagius is needed for Yanmega, and Honchrow is needed for both Crobat and Hariyama. Claydol is now just dead weight for him.
junior switched in Honchkrow (lvl 100 Honchkrow ?).
kd24: i didnt get stealth rock up did i
Crobat used Roost.
Crobat restored 50% of its health.
Honchkrow used Night Slash.
A critical hit!
Crobat lost 86% of its health.
kd24's Crobat fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
4-3 KD24
Hi Cyrus, you weak son of a ... oh wow. Predicting Sucker Punch because of my low health, I roost, knowing he can't OHKO without a crit ... which he summimarily hits. Big props to Junior here, he expected my Roost and attacked appropiately.
Lucky crit, hEH!
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
junior: oof
junior switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
Shaymin lost 42% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
I bring back in my Milotic and amd confronted with that damn Shaymin again. With Shaymin and Mismagius both huge pricks right now and both within range for a Yanmega OHKO, I bring back Yanmega to Bug Buzz and hopefully eliminate one of them.
Now with Crobat gone, things have been made more easy. I have the almost perfect check for Milotic, which I have decided to not sacrifice, xD. Shaymin takes a rather heavy toll though, coming into an Ice Beam. It wasn't enough to bring it into a KO range, and there was no way that he would be staying in.
kd24 switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
Shaymin used Leech Seed.
Yanmega was seeded!
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Yanmega's health was sapped by leech seed!
Yanmega lost 12% of its health.
Shaymin regained health!
Shaymin restored 11% of its health.
Shaymin uses Leech Seed which is not affecting me in the slightest. My only priority is to kill something.
I should have honestly seen this coming and Air Slashed or switched directly to Mismagius but what's done is done. I still canno sacrifice Shaymin, and Honchrow is very well needed. Mismagius it is...
junior switched in Mismagius (lvl 100 Mismagius ?).
Yanmega used Bug Buzz.
It's not very effective...
Mismagius lost 22% of its health.
junior's Mismagius fainted.
4-2 KD24
Mismagius comes in to take the fall? Apparently, Honchkrow may be a bigger part of his offense than I originally percieved. I expect Honchkrow to come in now and Sucker Punch.
Ok with that gone, Honchrow is clear to take charge of the show... for a while at least. Stupid Milotic, someone kill it for me...
junior switched in Honchkrow (lvl 100 Honchkrow ?).
kd24 switched in Claydol (lvl 100 Claydol).
Honchkrow used Sucker Punch.
But it failed!
Claydol's leftovers restored its health a little!
Claydol restored 6% of its health.
Claydol is still useless (mudboy), and is just going to be used as suicide bait for Life Orb damage to slowly wear down Honchkrow.
Turn wasted but it didn't really matter as Claydol was a sacrifice.
Honchkrow used Night Slash.
It's super effective!
Claydol lost 53% of its health.
kd24's Claydol fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
3-2 KD24
I bring back my Milotic who can Ice Beam his Honchkrow to hell and also hit Shaymin on the switch-in. I don't really know what to expect at this point, all I know is that this match has been phenomenal so far.
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
junior switched in Shaymin (lvl 100 Shaymin).
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
Shaymin lost 40% of its health.
Shaymin's leftovers restored its health a little!
Shaymin restored 6% of its health.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 5% of its health.
Ice Beam nails Shaymin and now it is do or die for me. Shaymin has Air Slash and Substitute it can use, both of which will pretty much lose me the game should Yanmega switch back in (And he will most likely outspeed and KO with Air Slash anyway). I hope that Milotic can be ballsy enough to withstand the hit and win me the game...
Ugh, both of my remaining Pokemon loses to Ice Beam and now Shaymin is on low health. I cannot Substitute, and Leech Seed will be a one way ticket to hell. I jsut hope Seed Flare can KO.
Shaymin used Seed Flare.
It's super effective!
This could be game-changing...
Is this suspense killing you?
Milotic lost 79% of its health.
Milotic used Ice Beam.
It's super effective!
Shaymin lost 40% of its health.
junior's Shaymin fainted.
Milotic's leftovers restored its health a little!
Milotic restored 6% of its health.
3-1 KD24
I did it! Milotic just KOed Shaymin and now the threat is over ... oh ... what do you mean the game isn't over?
Ok, why is everything weaker than I expect? However, I'm not on a disadvantage just yet. Honchrow has enough HP to attack 4 times, where 3 is sufficient to win as everything is weakened drastically.
junior switched in Honchkrow (lvl 100 Honchkrow ?).
kd24 switched in Hariyama (lvl 100 Hariyama ?).
Honchkrow used Night Slash.
It's not very effective...
Hariyama lost 20% of its health.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
Hariyama's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hariyama restored 6% of its health.
Honchkrow is still alive doh! My only way to win now is to wear itself out with Life Orb damage. Hariyama helps with this task early and now I must hope that I can win out x=
Oh... I thought I lost at this point. Only being able to attack three more times before fainting. The stupid thing on my part was that I could've Drill Pecked everything for a KO.
junior: damn
junior: gg
kd24 switched in Milotic (lvl 100 Milotic ?).
Honchkrow used Drill Peck.
Milotic lost 27% of its health.
kd24's Milotic fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
2-1 KD24
Milotic is used as a sacrifice ... wait, I still have two switch-ins and he only has 13% left (or I think, i'll be honest, I kind of forget. All I know is it was less than 20%). This means that if I can get him to use the wrong move on Hariyama I can win?
After this turn, I realise that it is a tied match. Great game, KD24.
kd24 switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
kd24 switched in Hariyama (lvl 100 Hariyama ?).
Honchkrow used Sucker Punch.
But it failed!
Hariyama's leftovers restored its health a little!
Hariyama restored 6% of its health.
Sucker Punch doesn't recoil ... hmm, probably should have prepared for that in my strategy.
???? GONNA DRILL PECK.
Honchkrow used Drill Peck.
It's super effective!
Hariyama lost 78% of its health.
kd24's Hariyama fainted.
Honchkrow lost 10% of its health.
1-1
With no switch-ins left to take the Drill Peck, Hariyama must die. The bitter irony is that the Choice Specs that made my Yanmega break through his team are now the downfall of mine.
Oh ... and this:
It is worth noting that had I used Stealth Rock on the third turn of the game, I may have actually won. Moral? Stealth Rock is key to victory!
kd24 switched in Yanmega (lvl 100 Yanmega ?).
kd24: gg lol
MetaNite: wow.
junior: tie
junior: :x
kd24: yeah
Honchkrow used Sucker Punch.
Yanmega lost 32% of its health.
kd24's Yanmega fainted.
junior wins!
junior: nice game
kd24: nice match
junior: indeed
0-1 Junior
I think junior won this fabulous match but he insisted on calling a tie here as Life Orb damage would have knocked him out after the Sucker Punch. Truly one of the best matches I have played in DPP UU and truly a classy opponent turned this into one of the funnest times I have had on Shoddy.
After this match, I can honestly say I was all Pokemon'd out. KD24 proved to be a notable opponent and forced me multiple times to predict correctly or lose. This was one of the best matches I've played on the Shoddy ladder in quite some time, I admit.
KD24 Props:
Everyone did something helpful (except claydol)
Stealth Rock proved itself to me
Junior is awesome
KD24 Slops:
None really although I did have a few sloppy turns
Junior Props:
Honchrow for saving me towards the end
Shaymin to keep Milotic in check
KD24 for a great match
JIMBO
Junior Slops:
CROBAT
